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Port of Savannah’s $3 Billion Investment Plan and The Opportunities It Presents for the St. Louis Region
The Port of Savannah’s $3 billion plan to double containerized cargo capacity and how that investment could positively impact the freight economy in the St. Louis region will be the…
Ports and Terminals in St. Louis Region Still Tops in Efficiency, Now Capture 39 Percent of the Upper Mississippi River Barge Traffic
The latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reveals the St. Louis Regional Ports held onto the top ranking as the most efficient inland port district* in…
America’s Central Port Celebrates 60th
This story was originally published in the Illinois Business Journal in the April 2019 issue. “Wanting to leverage a key access point on the Mississippi River and a central location for…
St. Louis Regional Freight Network Adapts and Excels During Global Changes
Data gathered by the St. Louis Regional Freightway indicates that, in recent years, there have been tremendous shifts in what was flowing through the region’s freight network. From iron ore…
Shipping Innovations Along Inland Waterways Present Opportunities for Developers
This story was originally published in Development Magazine in the Spring 2019 issue. Mary Lamie “Container-on-vessel service along the Mississippi River and into the Midwest could increase demand for distribution facilities. While…

Port of Savannah’s $3 Billion Investment Plan and The Opportunities It Presents for the St. Louis Region